Knockdown passenger car



W. VOSS.

KNOCKDOWN PASSENGER CAR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 8,192I.

Patented Oct. 179 i922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. VOSS.

KNOCKDOWN PASSENGER CAR.

K Y I PPLICATION FILED 0CT.8,192I. lpqg, l. Patented oet. 179 11922,

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- To all whom it may concern i others skilled in the art to which 4it appertains tomake and to use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate thepreferred lform .of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limit/ed to the exact detailsof. .construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modificationsthereof within the scope of the claims will occur to persons skilled in the art.

ln said`drawi:

Fig. i is aside elevational view of an assembled passenger car embodying my in. vention;

F ig. 2 is a view showing at theleft an ight a transverse sectional view of a car mit in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 3 shows in elevation the upper portion of one of the side posts' of the car framing and in section a discontinuous angle riveted to the flanges of said post with a portion of the vsheathing' positioned outside of said post and angle and vriveted to both so as tobe permanently attached theretd';

. Fig. d is a similar view showing the bot' tom portion of the. same postattachedto which is one 'of the discontinuous angles hereinafterreferred to with the sheathing secured to the outer face of` the post and. angle and with the angle connected by bolts tothe horizontal outstanding ange of an angle which is connected b Vrivets to one of the side sills, -a portion of the door ofthe car being shown in section.

lllig. 5 is a horizontal sectional viewv of. an end portion of the car, the section being taken on line '5f-5 of Fig. 2;

lfig. 6 is a horizonta sectional view, the section being taken on the line 6--6 of Fig. i. or line 6 6 of Fig. 2; and

Fig.- 7 is a similar view, the section being taken on the line Ze-7 of Fig. 1.

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web portion 'of each side sill is a continu- 95 'lhe object of the invention is to produce a lmock down car of the passenger car andv mail car type which is adapted to be fabricated in attachable sections comprising ver,-

tical posts to which are riveted top and bot,L tom angles with metallic sheathing riveted to the -outer faces of the posts and angles and so fabricated that the side sections may be assembled each independently of the other, the portions of each section being permanently united by rivets, and the several sections being. adapted for assembly.in the ield or at lthe point of delivery of the car sectlons. lln the fabrication of passenger cars'for export, it is desirable that the parts shall be so built up as to possess the requisite strength. and be capable of Aassemblyafter they have been shipped to their destination. f y

' ln export work it has been found convenient to ship car underframes practically as vnnits, that is, with allof the parts of the underframe permanently united by rivets i which can be better applied in the shops where riveting machinery available. lin

.some cases it may be desirable to fabricate the transverse members of` the underframe as units, including for example, the bolsters,

cross bearers and. end sills, etc., and connect 8@ to themI the longitudinal sills, including the center sills and side sills, at the point of de- `livery, or all these parts may be assembled inthe shops 'ready to receive the body or super-structure and shipped complete in one piece or spliced at one or more places. ln

thepresent instance, the side sills are ofv f channel rolled channel sections 8. These channels are arranged with the danges 9 thereof so to form comprising commercially disposed as to be turned inwardly, that is, towards the central portion of the car underframe, thereb having the web portion litivete to the outer vface of the preferab y by punchingand projecting outwardly from the side sill for the vpurpose hereinafter described'. llt is preferred that 8 relatively'low down', that is, near the botltom flange 9 of the side sill, and the out` standing lange 12 of this angle' serves as a7 supporting means upon which the side sections hereinafter described in detail canv rest, while'the parts of the car body are being assembled in the field. Referring to the side sections, it will be noted that in the car off-FigQl there are four of these side sections lettered respectively A, B, B, and A. rlhese side sections comprise, as isusual in passenger car construction, numerous posts which are placed one at each side-.of each window opening C and these post/s are connected together by top and bottom angles.

- These angles serve for connection respectively with the underframe and with the roof framing members and the sections are fabricated as follows:

llt is relatively unimportant what shall be the section of the posts 15, but itis important that said posts shall have longitudinally extending vertical flanges 16 and conf nected to said Hanges both at top and-bottom are discontinuous angles 17 and 18, the an- '^gle 17 being riveted to the flanges 16 near the upper end of the postsand extended in.

wardly above the tops of the posts, the horizontal legs 19 bf said angle 17 being per- Vforated or 'attachment by means of bolts 2() with the Woodside plates 21 shown in Fig. 3. The inturned horizontal legs 2li of the angles 18' extend inwardly below the posts 15 and are erforated to receive the olts 25 which co nect the continuous angle 10 attached to the side sill with the discontinuous an les 18 which are connected each to' a plura ity or series of the side posts 15. The sheathing 30, which extends from the bottom portion of the angles 18 to and within or under the belt rail 31, comprises relatively wide sheets nf metal and each sheet is flanged as shown 'at 32 in Fig. 7. These ilan'ges are perforated to receive the securing bolts v33, which is will be noted ex tend longitudinally of the car andare projected through the flanges 32.t0 secure the sheets of the side sectlons together. The sheathing 34 which covers the posts between the window openings is similarly flanged and connected together. At the letter board 35 and extendin the plat'e angle 1% to theupper edge of the letter board st'ener 17a there are provided. vertically extending angles 40 which are secured by countersunk rivets to the sections of the letter board. .The inturned legs 41 ofthe angles 40 are perforated, extend inwardly towards the interior of the car and are connected by bolts 42 as best shown in nterposed between ,the Hanges-32 pf Fig. 7 and the flanges 41 of Fig". 6, protective packing 43 is provided, which packlng serves from the lower edge of as cushioning means in assembling the parts and it also serves as insulatlon for the ]o1nts referred to.

rlhe side sections ofthe car being fabricated as described in the shops may be set up into a complete car, assembled at the shop for painting, lettering, etc., after which they may be-taken down, packed or cra'ted, and shipped as sectional units of the ca'r, thereby providing sections of such area that they may be placed in the holds `of the vessels in which 'the caris to be shipped to its destination. 'f

Fig. 5, which isa 'horizontal sectional View taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2 looking downwardly, illustrates the manner of connecting the end sections, A, A of the l ar side with each end portion of the car,

each of -which is fabricated as a unitfincluding door framing 50 ofthe vestibule end portion of the car, and itis to be noted that the end sheet sections 52 and 53 are langed at .54 andare united through the anges 54 by means fof the bolts 55, the connection atthis point being substantially the same as the connection of the side sheets, with this differ-ence', thatthe corner post 56 isgof relatively tubular form to serve as one of the framing members'of thel side door 57 and to support the'hood portion` 58 which serves as an extension ofthe roof 59 of the car, this hood Lportion being fabricated separately, preferably, from the roof portion 59', but as the details of the roofand hood extensions vary considerably, details thereof are not illustrated or claimed. lt is evident from the foregoing'that .the side sections B,

B andend sections A, A. may be bolted to the angles 10, the side plates 21 secured in position and the vend portions'of the car olted together, thereby 'forming the shell of the super-structure, upon which the roof 59 and hoods 58 may be built at the point v of delivery, it being understood that the bolts v25 connecting the angles 18 and 10 'are to be placed in position before the ooring, indicated generally by the 'reference character 60, is placed in position. 'llhis flooring comprises in its details the bottom sheet 61 which may be either ailat sheet or of corrugated metal upon which is placed the floor nail- .ing str1p -62 whichstrip is secured by the facture is started or in the field as may be desired. 1t is preferable that this shall be done in the field so as to aoid more ready bolts 63 to the top ange of theside sill 8.

tudinally of the car as shown in section access to the bolts 25 connecting the sections .of the car side to the sills. p

What ll claim is: Y,

n 1./ ln a knock down passenger car adapted to be "fabricated in attachable sections, vertical posts, horizontal top and bottom angles riveted thereto, metallic'sheathing riveted outside of fthe posts and angles, continuus side sills and side plates spanning eted to the posts.

2. lin a knock down car, a continuous side plate, a continuous side sill, 4spaced side posts, angles riveted to and extending outwardly from said sill, a series of angles rivr'eted to the outer' faces of saidposts and extending inwardly therebelow and connecting a plurality of-said posts, the angles on integral perforated and inturned anges on saidsheathing adapted to be connected by bolts between said posts, continuous side sills and side plates spanning a plurality of said sections and adapted to be bolted to the top and bottom angles riveted to the posts.

7. lln a knock down car, a continuous side plate, a continuous side sill of channel form lwith inturned flanges and vertical web, a plurality of said sections and adapted to spaced side. posts, angles having vertical-75 I be bolted to the top and bot-tom angles rive* flanges riveted to'said web and having perforated horizontal flanges extending outwardly-'from said sill, a series of angles riveted through verticall flanges thereof to the outer faces of said posts and having --perforated horizontal flanges extending inwardly therebelow and connecting a plu- .rality of said posts, the angles on the sillsv being adapted to support said posts andthe the sills being adapted to support said postsr angles secured thereto while said angles are 85 and the angles secured thereto while said angles are being bolted together and sheathing sections secured to said posts, there being perforated anges on said sheathing adapted tor extend relatively inwardly and between' some of said posts to receive securing bolts. 3. lln a hoek down car, a plurality of side sections each of which comprises llanged posts commercial sectionsv having vertically extending Hanges connecting said posts and horizontally extending flanges adapted to connect the section to the car frame, side sheetsv permanently. connected to said posts, said sheetsincluding contiguous perforated flanges turned inwardly towards the interior of the cardand adapted to receive securing bolts which are not visible from the exterior of the assembled car.

t. A knock down passenger car which is adapted to be built up and painted and which can be disassembled, crated, shipped and reassembled where itis to be used and comprising continuous underfralne memhers, angles riveted thereto and having outwardly disposed supporting flanges, side posts, a series of anglesl each riveted to a plurality of posts at top and bottom, metallic sheathing riveted to the outer side of said posts, there being perforated flanges on said sheathing'adapted to be bolted together intermediate certain of said posts.y

5. -lln afknock down car, a continuous side plate, a continuous side sill, spaced side posts, discontinuous flanged top and bottom members' permanently .attached each to a plurality of said posts near. the tops and bottoms thereof, sheathing extending longitudinally of the car land. having inturned f flanges between said posts and removable securing means extending through said flanges:

6. lln a knock down passenger car adapted to be fabricated in attachable sections, vertical posts, horizontal top and bottomnangles riveted thereto, metallic sheathing riveted outside of the posts and angles, there being flanges turned inwardly towards t einterior of the car and adapted to receive securing bolts which'are not visible from the exterior of the assembled car.

9. A knock down passenger car which is adapted to be built up and painted and 105 which can be disassembled, crated,`shipped and reassembled where it is to be used and comprising continuous underframe members of channel form with inwardly disposed flanges, reinforcing and support-ing angles /riveted thereto and having outwardly disposed perforated langes', side posts, a series of angles each riveted to a plurality of posts at top and bottom, metallic sheathing riveted to the outer side of said posts and angles, there being perforated inturned Hanges on said sheathing adapted to be bolted together intermediate certain of said posts.

10. ln a knock down car, a continuous side plate, a continuous side sill, a continuous supporting angle riveted to the outer face of. said side sill and 'having a horizontal perforated projecting flange, spaced side posts, discontinuous flangedtop and bottom members permanently attached each to a.

plurality 'of said posts near the tops and bottoms thereof, the bottom Lflanges being adapted to rest on the angle secured to the l side sill and be attached thereto by removable bolts, sheathing riveted to the outer 13@ longitudinally of the car and having in-r Aface of said posts and angles and extending turned flanges betweenI said posts and re- 4movablesecuring means extending through .said flanges. y knock down car adapted to be assembled, disassembled for shipment and reassembled for service comprising contin nous side sills and side plates, and side sections each including a plurality of side posts,

and perforated angular sections connected. i permanently with a plurality'of said postsand adapted to be bolted to said side sills and side plates. 

